Insulation Equals Savings
Insulating your home up to today's current recommendations provides the quickest pay back period available to homeowners and business owners. Marshalls makes our customers happy by putting money back in their pockets through rebates, utility programs and tax credits. We specialize in all aspects of installing insulation from, new construction to commercial construction, to retrofitting existing homes insulation. We will crawl into your attic and blow in Owens Corning Blown-In Insulation to crawling underneath your home to install, remove or add to existing insulation. We also remove vapor barriers under your home and install new vapor barriers. If you need to weatherize your home and would like to start saving money heating and cooling your home then Installing insulation into your under floor, walls and attics is the way to go.
Keeping Air Inside your Home
Insulation is an important part of every home. Although it is not visually pleasing and does not enhance the appearance of your home in any way, insulation is still a critical component in the successful functioning of your home. Insulation is available in many forms and is placed in a number of areas throughout the home. Below you will find a list of popular benefits associated with insulation:
• Energy Savings.
• Minimized air leakage.
• Increased home resale value.
• Fewer pollutants released into the air.
• Decreased cost of heating and air conditioning.
Insulation - Weatherization
There are a number of ways to insulate your home's spaces in order to enhance the performance of your home. Marshalls provides expert help and quality products.
Where to Insulate
1. In unfinished attic spaces, insulate between and over the floor joists to seal off living spaces below.*
(1A) attic access door
2. In finished attic rooms with or without dormer, insulate . . .
(2A) between the studs of "knee" walls;
(2B) between the studs and rafters of exterior walls and roof;
(2C) ceilings with cold spaces above;
(2D) extend insulation into joist space to reduce air flows.
3. All exterior walls, including . . .
(3A) walls between living spaces and unheated garages, shed roofs, or storage areas;
(3B) foundation walls above ground level; 3C foundation walls in heated basements, full wall either interior or exterior.
4. Floors above cold spaces, such as vented craw spaces and unheated garages. Also insulate . . .
(4A) any portion of the floor in a room that is cantilevered beyond the exterior wall below;
(4B) slab floors built directly on the ground;**
(4C) as an alternative to floor insulation, foundation walls of un-vented crawl spaces;
(4D) extend insulation into joist space to reduce air flows.
5. Band joists.
6. Replacement or storm windows and caulk and seal around all windows and doors.
* Well-insulated attics, crawl spaces, storage areas, and other enclosed cavities should be ventilated to prevent excess moisture build-up.
** For new construction, slab on grade insulation should be installed to the extent required by building codes, or greater.